Mower County transcript., 1887-10-19
yNg WASN'T, WANTED.
The Old Lady Who Intruded In q FASH
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She was little old woman, very
plainly dressed in black bombazine
that had seen much careful wear, and
her bonnet was very old-fa ,hioned, and
people stared at her tottering up the
isle of the grand church, evidently bent
on securing one of the best seats, for a
great man preached on that day, and
the house was filled with splendidly
dressed people who heard of the fame
of the preacher, of his learnings, his
intellect and goodness, and they won-
dered at the presumption of the old
woman. She must have been in her
dotage, for she picked out the pew of
the richest and proudest member of the
church, and took a seat. The three
ladies who were sitting there, becAon-
ed to the sexton, who bent over the in
truder, and whispered something, but
she was hard of hearing, and smiled a
little w1thered smile, as she said gently:
20 I'm quite comfortable here, quite;
comfortable here.'' - ~.
':But you are not wanted here" said
the sexton, pompously. 'There is not
room. Come with me, my good woman.
Twill see that you havesa seat. -
"Not rooin!" said the old woman.
looking at her sunken proportions, and
than at the fine ladies': "Why, I'm not
crowded bit. I rode ten miles to hear
the sermon to-day because <. ...-.,,
But the sexton took her by the arm,
and shook her roughly in polite un-
derhand way, and she took the hint.
Her faded old eyes filled with tears, her
chin qulvered, but she rose meekly and
left the pew. Turning quietly to the ladies
who were spreading their rich dresses
over the spot she left vacant, she gent
" said: II hope my dcars, there'll be
room in Heaven for US all. " - 81
Then she followed the pompous sen
ton to the. rear OF the church, where in
the last pew, she was seated between
hreadbare girl and a shabby old man.
.She must be crazy saidtone of the
ladies in the. pew she had first occu-.
pied. What can an old, ignorant
woman like her want to hear DR.. - . - ;
preach for? hewould not be able to
understand word he said. Those
people are SO persistent. The idea Of
her3forcing herself into our pew Isn't
that voluntary lovelyP There's DR.. =
coming out Of the vestry. Isn't he
grandp'' :4 S K Il. II
""splcndid! What a stately man!
You know lie has promised 80 dine
with us while he is ,here!" 81 ... ID s.s..s
He was a commanding-looking man.
and as the organ voluntary stopped,
and he looked over the vast crowd Of
worshipers gathered in the great
church, he seemed to scan every face,
His hand was on the Bible, when sud-
denly he leaned over the reading-desk.
and beckoned to the sexton, who obse-
=quiously mounted the sters to receive a
mysterious message. And then the three
ladies in the grand pew were electri-
fled to see him take his way the whole
hgth Of the church, to return with
the old woman, Whonl he placed in the
front pew Of all its sgoccupa making
willing room for her. The great
preacher looked at her with smile Of
recognition. and then the service pro-
.ceeded, and ho preached q sermon
which struck fire from every heart
81 ..NlVho was shep asked the ladies
who could not make room for her, al
they passed the sexton at the door.
The preachers mother, q replied
the func ctionary, lin an injured tone.
How few relnera ber that !. .'while the
man lookeths on the outward. appear
ance, the Lord looketh at the heart. !,
Baptist Weekly.
Only the dead can tell what deatn
has been, II may have been many
times IN ecstacy. IRA q. .. e. IIryhit,
,ssy.